Pared-down Bastille Day parade in Paris to honour coronavirus workers

By Jon Henley

Event ‘symbol of the commitment of an entire nation’, says Emmanuel Macron

France’s annual Bastille Day military parade along the Champs Élysées is being replaced this year by a scaled-down ceremony as the country honours the healthcare and other essential workers bringing it through the coronavirus crisis.

President Emmanuel Macron will also address the nation in a television interview, setting out the key policy priorities of his long-term plan to relaunch France’s stricken economy with less than two years to go before he runs for re-election.

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Category: France, Europe, World news, Coronavirus outbreak, Emmanuel Macron